Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic
Kilcormac, Co. Offaly · R42 RC92 · Roll number 20387P
Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Kilcormac. Every school in and around Kilcormac →
What stands out about Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic
- 109 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+5%).
- Some subjects are taught through Irish.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- 43 girls and 66 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Meath; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic had 109 pupils in 2025/26, down from 110 in 2015/16 (−1%). Girls are 39% of them. Its largest roll was 115, in 2023/24. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas. Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+5%). All the schools around Kilcormac together changed by +24%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 3 have more pupils than Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +5%; 3 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic | 109 | +5% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | |
| S.N. Bhride | 111 | +14% | Catholic | English | 1.9 km | |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 29 | – | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 148 | +23% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Mount Bolus N.S. | 25 | −29% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| S.N. Lomchluana | 33 | −23% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Ceann Eitigh N.S. | 132 | +15% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km |
The other 60 primary schools in Co. Offaly
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Mhuire | 72 | +6% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Muire Naofa | 64 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| St Marys National School | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Seir Kierans N.S. | 71 | +20% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St. Cynoc's National School | 189 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S N Chartaigh Naofa | 147 | −21% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Laochra | 45 | +29% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 15 km | |
| Scoil Colmain Naofa | 322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Osmann | 86 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Mercy Primary School | 141 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| High St Mixed N.S. | 73 | +14% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Croinchoill N.S. | 243 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St Brendans Monastery | 178 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| S.N. Naomh Callin | 69 | −9% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Ballykilmurry N.S. | 199 | −6% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Ciarans Mixed N.S. | 110 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Ros Com Rua | 21 | −28% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Rynaghs N.S. | 249 | +1% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 249 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach | 116 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Shinchill N.S. | 286 | +3% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Arden Boys N.S. | 215 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| St. Joseph's N.S. | 360 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Naomh Philomena | 164 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Charleville N.S. | 173 | +92% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada | 185 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 20 km | |
| St Cronans Mixed N.S. | 72 | +13% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Tullamore Educate Together NS | 236 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| Coolderry Central N.S. | 82 | −10% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Clara Convent N.S. | 180 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. Naomh Cholumchille | 197 | −8% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Mhanachain | 176 | +5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Naofa | 171 | −21% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Clonaghadoo N.S. | 81 | −24% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 83 | +17% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Shinrone Mixed N.S. | 121 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 15 | −52% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa | 193 | +7% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Geashill 1 N.S. | 126 | −2% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Caoimhin Naofa | 67 | −17% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Colmans N.S. | 97 | −14% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 124 | −8% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Cloneyhurke N.S. | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan | 76 | +23% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Daingean N.S. | 261 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Naomh Mhuire N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 70 | −23% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 108 | +29% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 91 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brogain | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| S.N. Phadraig | 124 | −2% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Clonbullogue N.S. | 84 | −9% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde Primary School | 480 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Castlejordan Central N.S. | 79 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Gaelscoil Éadan Doire | 69 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 47 km |
| Edenderry 2 N.S. | 48 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 47 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 48 km |
Living in Kilcormac
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R42 Eircode area
Housing in Kilcormac →The median sale price rose from €180,000 in 2023 to €240,000 in 2025 (+33%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R42 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Offaly
Cost of living in Kilcormac →New tenancies in Co. Offaly averaged €1,198 a month in 2025, against €1,089 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Kilcormac, R42 RC92
Primary schools near Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic
Is Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic have?
109 pupils in 2025/26. That is +5% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic teach through Irish?
In part: some subjects are taught through Irish.
Who runs Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic?
Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Meath.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic?
The nearest are S.N. Bhride (1.9 km), S.N. Chiarain Naofa (3.8 km) and S.N. Naomh Eoin (6.8 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Kilcormac; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).